Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Charadriiformes Huxley, 1867 - shorebirds, gulls, auks
         Family Glareolidae Brehm, 1831 - coursers, pratincoles
           Subfamily Cursoriinae Gray, 1840
             Genus Rhinoptilus Strickland, 1852
               Rhinoptilus africanus (Temminck, 1807) - double-banded courser
                 1 Rhinoptilus africanus raffertyi Mearns, 1915
                 2 Rhinoptilus africanus hartingi Sharpe, 1893
                 3 Rhinoptilus africanus gracilis (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
                 4 Rhinoptilus africanus bisignatus (Hartlaub, 1865)
                 5 Rhinoptilus africanus erlangeri Niethammer & Wolters, 1966
                 6 Rhinoptilus africanus traylori Irwin, 1963
                 7 Rhinoptilus africanus africanus (Temminck, 1807)
                 8 Rhinoptilus africanus granti Sclater, 1921